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Manhattan import: Hello my little four-for-a-buck dumplings!
Downtown

Manhattan import: Hello my little four-for-a-buck dumplings!

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Brokelyn’s frugal foodie, The Brokavore puts in his 25 cents about two welcome Manhattan exports: Golden Fried Dumplings, where dumplings are four for a dollar, and Vanessa’s in Williamsburg, where they’re four for $1.25.

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BK Hardware price smackdown, Lowe’s vs. Home Depot
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

BK Hardware price smackdown, Lowe’s vs. Home Depot

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Brokelyn puts the two hardware behemoths to the test, matching pricetags on a hypothetical shopping list of 16 home-repair items.

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The Brokavore tours the tastes of old Brooklyn
Food & Drink

The Brokavore tours the tastes of old Brooklyn

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Where to go for a taste of old Brooklyn, the inquisitor on the NY Times’ “Hey, Mr. Critic” blog wants to know. […]

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The after-hours murderously good tacos
Food & Drink

The after-hours murderously good tacos

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Food carts are all the rage these days, but Tacos El Bronco isn’t part of the growing fleet of retrofitted cargo vans […]

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Mon dieu! Le Brokavore deigns to try $2.50 Canadian bagels
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Mon dieu! Le Brokavore deigns to try $2.50 Canadian bagels

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Brokelyn’s frugal foodie, The Brokavore, tries Canadian Bagels for $2.50 and isn’t pleased.

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A Canadian bagel for $2.50? Le Brokavore says ‘Mais non!’
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

A Canadian bagel for $2.50? Le Brokavore says ‘Mais non!’

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At Brokelyn, Canadian bagels are an egregious enough assault on our most cherished values that you might as well just shoot us right now. Or worse, make us move to Queens.

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The Brokavore’s back, with a $5 brisket sandwich to cry for
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

The Brokavore’s back, with a $5 brisket sandwich to cry for

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Two things about the pastrami and corned beef sandwiches at David’s Brisket House are likely to raise an eyebrow. First is the […]

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A triple-crown tour of quick Caribbean in Bed-Stuy
Food & Drink

A triple-crown tour of quick Caribbean in Bed-Stuy

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A Brokavore quiz: The word “doubles” refers to a) a team tennis match; b) a beloved Trinidadian snack; c) manna for the […]

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Why Bagel Hole is tops in the city
Food & Drink

Why Bagel Hole is tops in the city

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Will you PLEASE do a bagel review? a reader named JT requested a while back, following a post on the mediocrity of […]

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$10 pork butt to feast for a dozen
Food & Drink

$10 pork butt to feast for a dozen

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We’re in the thick of barbecue season, which means if you’ve got a patch of earth, deck or roofing tar big enough […]

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